How do you remove the "fake" Bloom Landing lights

[Damian Clark 1,273]

Hi Mark,If you don't want any of the XGraphics textures here, you can restore your original textures pre-XG install (via the options screen) then in the future use the advanced options to deselect such textures from future installations.Best,

[Chris Willis 8]

HI Mark,select in aircraft strobe to test, if still not liked, restore default like damian said and after uncheck aicraft strobe on option/install advanced option to never install them.ThanksChris Willishttp://www.hifisim.comhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-dev-sigbanner.jpg

[jordanal 70]

Chris,Have you started dealing with the lights/halo fiasco presented by the sp2 patch for FSX? What I mean is, with the FSXsp2 halo, I get huge meteor-like lights with the default halo which seem to have some kind of LOD issue. When I use XGsp1 ligts, I get a bottom ring-light underneath the main halo, which looks OK on PAPI and VASI (shining on the ground) but obviously looks pretty weird on a GA like the Baron.I don't recall a XG service pack since FSX sp2, and from what I understand, there are some decent free-ware halo fixes in the AVSIM library for FSXsp2, but since I purchased a payware lights package, I wondered what if anything is being done to address XG lights/halo with FSXsp2?Regards,

[Chris Willis 8]

Hi Jordan,I have tested fsx sp2 with windows xp, with 3 different aircraft cessna, boieng and baron, and I don't see this issue.You are running fsx sp2 with windows xp or Vista? could you post me a screenshots to see this issue please and see what I can do?ThanksChris Willishttp://www.hifisim.comhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-dev-sigbanner.jpg

[jordanal 70]

Hi Chris,Yes, FSX sp2 on Win-XP_x64 at the moment. I'll see what I can attach tonight.

[jordanal 70]

Default FSX sp2 lights, notice the odd halos around the landing lights. The size of the PAPI lights as well as the AI taxi lights.DX9 & no bloom.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/188596.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/188597.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/188598.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/188599.jpg

[jordanal 70]

OK, FSX sp2 with XG and 6-star lights as an example. Notice how wide the halos are now. Pay close attention underneath each of the landing lights as well.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/188600.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/188601.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/188602.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/188603.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/188604.jpg

[Chris Willis 8]

HI Jordan,I see, for now for airports you can add these line to fsx.cfg under display, more the value is lower, more lights will be smaller. 01, or 006, 003 etc.RUNWAY_LIGHTS_SURFACE_SCALAR=0.1 //scales edge, center,end,touchdown,runwaysRUNWAY_LIGHTS_VASI_SCALAR=0.1 //scales VASI/PAPI lightsRUNWAY_LIGHTS_APPROACH_SCALAR=0.1 //scales approach light barsRUNWAY_LIGHTS_STROBE_SCALAR=0.1 //scales RAILs and ODALsEditFor aircraft, this issue appears only when totally - zoomed out, I will see if I can do something without broken the airports lights, because fsx share the same files for aircraft lights and airports lights.ThanksChris Willishttp://www.hifisim.comhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-dev-sigbanner.jpg

[jordanal 70]

Hi Chris, I'm perfectly aware of the vasi-scaler trick that's been around for ages. The aircraft glow under the lights has nothing to do with zoom and are still present even when in flight (especially on the Baron), thereby making lights look as if they're also shining down. You need to load up your lights and look again becuase its obvious that there is some kind of downward reflection or weird halo.

[Damian Clark 1,273]

Hi Al,Thanks for the details on this... its on the priority list.Best,

[Buckster 0]

please ?this is with X Graphics .. I don't like the appearance of them - but can't seem to remove them no matter what the settings in X-Graphics.many thanks - and sorry for the noddy question- I did a search to no availthanks,Mark.

[jordanal 70]

No problem, anytime...

[Chris Willis 8]

HI Jordan,See your email.ThanksChris Willishttp://www.hifisim.comhttp://www.hifisim.com/banners/hifi-dev-sigbanner.jpg